Corset-busk



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1 GORSET'BUSK. 110,294,933. 131161116111111. 11, 1884.

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l Ntra STATES PATENT CORSET-BUS K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.294,933, dated March 11,1884.

Application filed November 26, 1883. `(No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED TAYLOR, J r., a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Bridgeport, Fairfield county, Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Iniprovemcnts in Corset-Busks, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates' to corset-busks, and it has for its object tofurnish a cheap and effective means to prevent the corset from comingunclasped by accident or otherwise when worn; and to this end myinventionconsists in a corset-busk having one or more tongues fastenedto one part of the steel, and adapted to project under and bear upon theother part in such a manner that while the said tongue or tongues willnot interfere with the fastening and unfastening of the clasps of thelbusk, it will prevent the clasps from unfastening accidentally.

It is well known that corset-clasps will often become unfastened whilethe corset is beingworn, and thereby cause much annoyance to the wearer,and various means have been invented to overcome this objection. Thesemeans generally consist of some sort of a lock to keep the post in theeye, or some sort of spring or extra fastening. l Vhile some of thesemeans are more' or less effective, they are expensive to make and liableto be broken and get out of order, when they become of themselvesobjectionable.. My invention is intended to avoid these objections, andat the same time furnish a cheap and efficient lock that is not liableto get out of order, and that does not interfere with the ordinaryclasps.

My invention can be applied to a busk having any desired form offastening device,

and it is especially applicable to a busk having the ordinarypost-and-eye fastener.l To the busk having the flat eyes, and preferablyto the under side thereof, I fasten one or more metallic tongues soarranged that the ends thereof will project under the busk having theposts when the corset is clasped. These tongues are preferably located ashort distance from the clasps, near the ends of the busk, as thoseparts are more likely to become unclasped, but may be put in anyclasped.

other desired position to accomplish its purpose. By this arrangement,when the busks are fastened, the tongues counteract any tendency of theeyes to slip from the posts andv become unclasped.

To more particularly describe -my invention, reference is made to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1V shows a corset-busk ofordinary construction with my invention applied thereto, and Fig. 2shows one of the busks having the tongues secured thereto. A

The busk A is of the usual' construction, andis provided with the usualposts, c. The busk B is provided with the usual flat eyepieces, b,attached to the upper or outer side thereof, adapted to engage with theposts a. About -midway between the flat eye-pieces b are attached one ormore tongues, c, consisting of flat pieces of metal fastened to theunder or inner side of the busk B, and extending sidewise far enough toengage with the under side of the busk A when the busks are Thesetongues, while not interfering materially with the operation of claspingor unclasping the busks-it only being. necessary to spring the partsslightly out of parallelism-create a force beneath thel busks whichcounteracts all tendency to fly apart or become unclasped accidentally.

The tongues C may be fastened to the busk in any desired manner. I haveshown them riveted in the usual way of fastening the-flat eye-pieces.They may be fastened to lthe upper or outer side of the busk, ifpreferred; but in this case they should'have a step to bring theirprojecting ends to the rear of the post-busk. g

The tongues may be made of other material than metal, and may be of wireor other than a solid metal piece.

Various other modifications of this invention will readily suggestthemselves, and I do not wish to limit my invention to the precise formof arrangement shown7 as the gist of the invention' consists inproviding sonic sort of tongues which are arranged to resist thetendency of the busk to become unclasped.

By my simple arrangement the objections tothe ordinary corsetbusks arefully over- In testimonywhereofIhavesignedmynalne come without adding`materially to the oost to this specification in the presence of two sub-1o of manufacture. seribing Witnesses.

I elainl- L T 4D TAXIOP JR.

A corset-brisk provided with clasps on one A 11m J Side, and with atongue extending from said W'itneSSeS: husk at the opposite side andprojecting be- IDA V. VARNER, neatli the other husk, which carries thestuds. JED. l. GOLDSMITU.

